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Chicago, Illinois, Attorneys: Wrongful Death Claims

Any accidental death has significant emotional and financial consequences for family members. If the fatal accident was the result of negligence on the part of an individual or a corporation, the issues involved are even more complex. It is our role as personal injury lawyers to provide our clients with support and sound legal counsel. Through wrongful death lawsuits, we help them recover the financial compensation they need to secure their futures and move forward with their lives.

If you have lost a loved one, as difficult as it might be, you should address legal issues as early as possible. If you would like an attorney from our firm, Lane & Lane, LLC, to review your case, please contact our office to arrange a free, confidential consultation. We serve clients throughout Illinois from offices in Chicago.

Wrongful death benefits

If you are a relative of the deceased, you may have a wrongful death claim. The lawyer you speak to will explain what damages can be claimed. Those include compensation for the victim's pain and suffering grief and sorrow, medical bills and funeral expenses; and your loss of support from future earnings, loss of benefits such as pensions and insurance coverage, loss of a future inheritance and loss of consortium (companionship). The relief available depends on a number of factors, including your relationship to the deceased:

• Claim for loss of a son or daughter
• Claim for loss of a husband or wife
• Claim for loss of a father or mother

Experienced and respected professionals

Our attorneys have more than over 100 years of collective experience helping clients recover compensation in wrongful death cases. Widely respected throughout the Chicago legal community, our firm is AV-rated under Martindale Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating™ process*, the highest possible rating of our lawyers' legal ability and integrity. In addition, we are one of only 25 personal injury firms in the United State affiliated with Primerus, an internationally recognized association of law firms. Members of our firm have been named "Leading Illinois Attorneys" and as "Super Lawyers," honors awarded by our peers and reserved for the top 5% of Illinois attorneys.

Free consultation with a wrongful death attorney

If you have recently lost a family member in a fatal accident, you are simultaneously dealing with emotional, financial and legal challenges. If your loss resulted from the negligence of an individual or a company, and you would like to discuss a wrongful death lawsuit, it is important to begin the process as soon as possible. We promise you that if you contact our office regarding a wrongful death claim, our attorneys and staff members will handle your inquiry with sensitivity. Please feel welcome to call toll free at 1-800-Lawyers or e-mail our Chicago, Illinois, personal injury firm, Lane & Lane, LLC, to arrange a complimentary, confidential consultation.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.